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Google Cloud unveils AI-optimised infrastructure enhancements

Google has announced game-changing updates to its AI-optimized cloud, featuring fifth-generation TPUs and NVIDIA H100 GPUs. Companies like Gridspace have reported a 5x increase in AI model training speed using the TPU v5e. This move highlights the demands of generative AI and large language models, which have seen their ‘parameters’ increase tenfold annually. Another notable advancement is the introduction of Multislice technology, which supports scaling of AI models beyond the physical limits of TPU pods. This capability is expected to materially boost Google Cloud’s performance. Lastly, as Google and other hyperscalers industrialize, it is increasingly evident that compute is migrating to regional hubs of power with friendly development environments. These hubs are revitalizing our industrial stock and evolving into the central backbone of our modern compute industry.

Silicon Valley Data Center Opened By Alibaba
A new Silicon Valley data center owned by Alibaba is set to open later this year. However, the company is not going to use this center to support its e-commerce websites, as instead it will be providing cloud services for businesses. Alibaba is China's biggest Internet company with the largest IPO in history. It has three major websites, Taobao, Tmall and Alibaba.com, and is the world's fastest growing e-commerce market. The cloud services portion of the company, Aliyun, is fairly new compared to these three major megastores.This new center is designed to meet the needs of Chinese enterprises in the United...
Data Center Finance: Zayo Closes Acquisition of Latisys
Bandwidth infrastructure services provider Zayo Group Holdings announced in late February that it had closed on the acquisition of colocation and infrastructure-as-a-service provider Latisys Holdings, LLC. The purchase was completed for a final total of $675 million.Latisys was made up of two distinct business segments: colocation and cloud. The colocation segment accounted for approximately 75 percent of the company's revenue and the cloud business made up the other 25 percent. The colocation subsector will become part of Zayo's colocation segment and is expected to increase its annualized revenue by 80 percent, growing to approximately $183 million.The acquisition will add eight...
Ottawa Data Center Remodel Announced By Canadian Government
The Canadian government announced in early March that it is going forward with plans to remodel an Ottawa data center to create a new development site.The project, which comes with a price tag of more than $80 million, will turn an existing facility near the Ottawa airport into a second development data center to test new federal programs before they go live. The government is planning on partnering with private sector entities to expand and operate the facility.The Canadian government is currently undergoing a massive overhaul of its IT infrastructure in order to reduce spending and increase cybersecurity, as well as make...
Mississippi Data Center Announced By Venyu Solutions
The University of Mississippi Medical Center announced in late February that it is partnering with Venyu Solutions to transform part of its campus into a data center.UMMC entered into a lease agreement with the Baton Rouge-based data center company to transform an old building on campus into a new computing facility that will serve as a hub for the hospital's growing telehealth program. Along with renovating the building, Venyu will be creating a separate 16,000-square-foot stand-alone structure to accommodate the increasing demand for the medical center's telehealth services."Mississippi is a national leader in telehealth, and today's announcement marks an important step toward...
Phoenix Data Center - a Possible Microsoft Expansion?
A new Phoenix data center may be in the cards for Microsoft Recently, Arizona legislator Jeff Dial said that the company was asking for changes to data center tax breaks established in 2013.Reportedly, Microsoft is eyeing a 575,000 square foot site on Union Hills Drive near Interstate 17.Arizona passed data center tax incentives in 2013, and Microsoft participated in the negotiation process. It is likely that Microsoft is seeking greater tax breaks to reduce its operating costs there. Currently, there is an exemption in sales and use taxes for data center equipment in the state.These breaks, designed to reduce the financial strain of taxes...